FRVT MORPH

Latest Report | Participation Agreement | API | Validation | Encryption

Status

[last updated: September 10, 2020]

Updates have been made to the General Evaluation Specifications document and our validation package to reflect the update to CentOS 8.2 as the new evaluation operating system. From September 12, 2020 onward, we will require all algorithms submitted to any track of FRVT be compiled for the CentOS 8.2 operating system. Our image of that OS is available for download.

Accuracy Summary

[last updated: July 24, 2020]

The table provides a summary of all algorithms measured on attack presentation classification error rate (APCER) when bona fide classification error rate (BPCER) is set to 0.1 and 0.01, across different morphing datasets. APCER, or morph miss rate, is the proportion of morphs that are incorrectly classified as bona fides (nonmorphs). BPCER, or false detection rate, is the proportion of bona fides falsely classified as morphs.

Tier 1 - Low Quality Morphs

Website

Website

Tier 2 - Automated Morphs

Global Morph

Global Morph

Local Morph

Local Morph

Local Morph Colorized Average

Local Morph Colorized Average

Local Morph Colorized Match

Local Morph Colorized Match

Complete

Complete

Splicing

Splicing

Combined

Combined

UNIBO Automatic Morphed Face Generation Tool v1.0

UNIBO Automatic Morphed Face Generation Tool v1.0

DST

DST

Tier 3 - High Quality Morphs

Manual

Manual

Lincoln

Lincoln

Prior Editions of Report

All prior Ongoing FRVT MORPH reports can be accessed from here.

Overview

Face morphing and the ability to detect it is an area of high interest to a number of photo-credential issuance agencies and those employing face recognition for identity verification. The FRVT MORPH test will provide ongoing independent testing of prototype face morph detection technologies. The evaluation is designed to obtain an assessment on morph detection capability to inform developers and current and prospective end-users, and will evaluate two separate tasks:

  • Algorithmic capability to detect face morphing (morphed/blended faces) in still photographs
  • Face recognition algorithm resistance against morphing

Call for Data

We are seeking representative morph data to support our testing efforts. If your organization has morphs that 1) have never been shared with developers and 2) can be shared with NIST, please contact frvt@nist.gov.

How to Participate

To participate in this evaluation, developers need to submit a participation agreement to NIST, wrap their software behind the published C++ API, run their libraries through the provided validation package (which creates a submission package), encrypt the package, and provide a download link for the encrypted submission package. More details are provided below.

Participation Agreement

FRVT MORPH is conducted by NIST, an agency of the United States Government. Participation is free of charge. FRVT MORPH is open to a global audience of computer vision and face recognition developers. All organizations who seek to participate in FRVT MORPH must sign and submit all pages of this Participation Agreement. Note that this is a separate agreement from the FRVT Ongoing 1:1 agreement. [last update: 2018-06-11]

API Document

An updated version of the FRVT MORPH API document is now available. All FRVT APIs reference the supporting FRVT General Evaluation Specifications, which includes hardware and operating system environment, software requirements, reporting, and common data structures that support the APIs. Developers must ensure that their submission conforms to the API specifications. [last update: 2020-09-10]

Validation

An updated validation package has been published. All participants must run their software through the validation package prior to submission. The purpose of validation is to ensure consistent algorithm output between your execution and NIST’s execution. [last update: 2020-09-10]

Encryption

All submissions must be properly encrypted and signed before transmission to NIST. This must be done according to these instructions using the FRVT Ongoing public key linked from this page. Participants must email their public key to NIST. The participant’s public key must correspond to the participant’s public-key fingerprint provided on the signed Participation Application. [last update: 2018-05-10]

Submission

Encrypted files below 20MB can be emailed to NIST at frvt@nist.gov. Encrypted files above 20MB can be provided as a download link from a generic http webserver (e.g., Google Drive). We cannot accept Dropbox links. NIST will not register, or establish any kind of membership, on the provided website. Participants can submit their algorithm(s) as soon as the signed participation agreement is sent to NIST. There is no need to wait for NIST confirmation of the received agreement. [last update: 2018-05-10]

Interested Parties

Please contact NIST if

  • You are a developer of morph detection algorithms and/or a developer of face recognition algorithms that are resistant to face morphing
  • You represent an organization possessing suitable morph data that may be valuable to our effort
  • You have suggestions toward developing the technology or any more general interest in shaping how NIST proceeds with the FRVT MORPH program

Contact Information

Inquiries and comments may be submitted to frvt@nist.gov.

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